here are some hyper-polluting individuals:
- the Rolling Stones’ Boeing 767 (5,046 tonnes of CO2)
- Lawrence Stroll (1,512 flights)
- Thirty-nine jets linked to 30 Russian oligarchs – (30,701 tonnes of CO2)
relevant quote:
But I will say this, a movement can’t get along without a devil, and across the whole political spectrum there is a misogynistic tendency to choose a female devil, whether it’s Anita Bryant, Hillary Clinton, Marie Antoinette, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or J.K. Rowling [or Taylor Swift]. And there’s always gonna be people who seize on any opportunity to be misogynistic. So I would advise trans people and our allies [or environmentalists] to keep in mind, that J.K. Rowling [Taylor Swift] is not the final boss of transphobia [anti-environmentalism]. She’s not our devil. The devil is the Republican Party, the Conservative Party.
—Natalie Wynn (emphasis and bracket text mine)
edit: if you can’t respond to this without using the c*nt expletive it is not helping your case lmao. mods are we okay with this? in any case, please don’t feed the trolls.
edit 2/FAQ: “but why did she threaten legal action against that college kid though?” still shitty, but refer to this comment for a good explanation of the context behind that decision.
She only threatened legal action since those memes started before when her flight movements got the attention of the right in an attempt to make her less credible of a voice speaking out against trump. And knowing how batshit insane trump cultists can be and how she’s basically the single most hated person of his base I’m not surprised that she feared for her security. Those records were public for years but the legal action only happened after someone created that meme and even fox news suddenly cared about plane emissions…
[…] For Swift, this is legitimate fear. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced actual fear for your life, but it’s crippling, and it effects your psyche. To experience that on a daily basis because of an app? You bet your goddamn ass I’m going to talk to my lawyers about what my options are.
sources/timeline for the above:
- mid 2022, the media begins scrutinizing Swift for her flying patterns
- in response, Swift’s jet drops from 19 to just over 2 flights per month
- her flights pick up slightly with the start of her massive Eras tour but still significantly less than pre-July 2022
- December 6, 2023, Swift embroiled in election conspiracy theory, basically making her MAGA’s enemy number one.
- January 30, 2024, Taylor Swift gets rid of one private jet
- February 6, 2024, news outlets first report on the cease and desist.
Nope. I did not defend billionaires once. First I said there was a security risk, then I said chartered flights should be allowed.
Also, since you have never actually explained your issue with chartered flights, I can only guess at what it is.
Is it that there should be an upper income cap on who should be allowed to take chartered flights? Is that there should be a limit to the number of times someone should be allowed to take a chartered flight? Is that you should only be allowed to take chartered flights a certain distance? Is it that rich people deserve to walk? I honestly don’t know. You’ve brought up the climate, but none of those issues would change the necessity of chartered flights, so the climate would still be at risk from chartered flights.
So, again, what is the issue here? And how would you solve it?
I don’t hold out much hope for you to answer any of that because I don’t believe you’re here in good faith, but feel free to prove me wrong.
“Uh oh! Someone criticized taylor swift! Better accuse them of hating a minority for using planes for necessary travel!”
Ok racist
Fucking riot for you to call me bad faith. Fuck off dude, go suck swifts toes
I knew you weren’t going to explain either what your problem is or what the solution is. In other words- not here in good faith.
You can get mad at me for guessing that you don’t care about indigenous people because you want to ban all charter flights, but, again, since you won’t explain the issue or the solution, all I can do is guess.
Or you could read what I wrote, and not drag actual human minorities like a meat shield into an argument about wasting resources on unnecessary personal plane trips.
I cannot out-explain bad faith racist bullshit.
“Oop! I said something reeeeeeaally racist and now no one wants to talk to me! They must be BAD FAITH. I will not think critically about this ever! Yipee!!”
I am not swifts toes. Fuck off.
I did read what you wrote. And I have no idea what you think the actual problem is or what the solution would be.
And since I’ve asked you to tell me and you refuse, I don’t think you actually know. Hence you being here in bad faith.
By the way, I can name precisely two Taylor Swift songs, I’ve only heard one of them, and I didn’t care for it. But I’m sure you’ll say that’s a lie.
You clearly are not reading, as you keep lying about me not explicitly telling you what the problem is.
Just checked the mirror, racist, still not swifts toes. Fuck off.
I’m not reading?
My very first comment:
So if you’ve agreed with me the whole time, why have you been arguing?
If you cannot grok my literal first comment to you, youve been arguing in bad faith this whole time.
Im. Not. Swifts. Feet. Fuck. Off.
Again, we’re in agreement. Why are you arguing with me?
I don’t get it. Do you want me to not agree with you?